Ian Veneracion

Stephen Ian Lopez Veneracion (born February 7, 1973) is a Filipino actor, athlete, pilot and singer.

Personal life and career
His father is renowned painter Roy Veneracion, while his mother is Susan López-Veneración. He grew up in Las Piñas but spent many of his childhood summers in Liloan, Cebu where his mother originally came from. He is of Spanish descent and is married to Pam (née Gallardo), an industrial engineer, with whom he has three children. Primarily known as an action star, he regained fame in 2015 due to the popularity of his loveteam with Jodi Sta. Maria.

His career started in 1982 as first appeared in RPN 9's show, Joey and Son. in 1986, Veneracion joined GMA Network's That's Entertainment, hosted by German Moreno. Throughout the 1990s, he starred in several action films. Veneracion's first drama appearance is Ikaw Lang ang Mamahalin since 2001. He later transferred to ABS-CBN in 2003, and had his first main role in Darating ang Umaga. In 2004, Veneracion returned to GMA Network and appeared in several shows. He once again moved to ABS-CBN in 2007, and returned to GMA Network in 2008. He also appeared in two shows of Robin Padilla, Joaquin Bordado and Totoy Bato. Veneracion transferred from GMA Network to ABS-CBN in 2011. He popularly appeared in the remake of 2000 drama, Pangako Sa' Yo, starring Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla as Eduardo Buenavista in 2015. He appeared in the film directed by Antoinette Jadaone, The Achy Breaky Hearts, in a main role with Jodi Sta. Maria and Richard Yap in 2016. He did his first indie film, "Puti", in 2013. In 2017, he appeared in the drama, A Love to Last, with Bea Alonzo and Iza Calzado. In 2023, he is also a part of the cast of The Iron Heart as one of the main casts of the series.

Interests
Veneracion is an equipment engineer known to be an avid outdoorsman. He is a licensed private pilot, skydiver, paragliding pilot and scuba diver. He also engages in various outdoor activities such as trail riding, climbing, sailing and recreational fishing.

Veneracion was a rider for the Shell-Yamaha motocross racing team between 2004 and 2006.